LAIE, Hawai'i  – Hawai'i Pacific University saw a different game from West Coast Baptist on Saturday, but the Sharks got a similar result as they hammered WCBC 102-69 in the Hoops In Hawaii Thanksgiving Classic at BYU-Hawai'i's Cannon Activities Center.
 
The Sharks rolled to 6-0 on the season as the Eagles dropped to 1-8 on the year.
 
For the second straight contest, HPU guard Jordan Martin, the 5-11 senior from Goodyear, Ariz./Milleneum collected 20 points to lead five Sharks in double digits. Martin 20 points included four 3-pointers.
 
Swingman Chauncey Orr, a 6-4 graduate student from Bowling Green, Ohio/Bowling Green, just missed a triple-double by scoring 16 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists.
 
Forward Jonothan Janssen, a 6-9 sophomore from Noosa Heads, Australia/Mountain Creek, also scored 16 points, while forward Deven Riley, a 6-3 junior from Wildomar, Calif./Elsinore added 14 points and forward Elliott DeFreitas, a 6-10 senior from Essex, England/County Upper, chipped in 10 points. Forward Clayton Guy, a 6-6 senior from Kansas City, Mo./Rockhurst, pulled down 10 rebounds.
 
WCBC was led by junior Daniel Foster with 24 points and seven assists. Seth Hanna scored 13 points, while Nicholas Corl popped for 12 points with seven rebounds.
 
The Sharks hit 55 percent from the field on 36-of-65 shooting, while connecting on 46 percent from the 3-point arc (12-of-26) and 86 percent from the free throw line (18-of-21). HPU dominated the boards 56-26.
 
The Eagles hit 25-of-75 from the floor (33 percent) including 14-46 from the arc (30 percent) and 5-of-10 from the foul line.
 
"We got to play a lot of folks tonight," said HPU head coach Darren Vorderbruegge. "We shot the ball well again and hopefully we can that up. We also got to work on a lot of defenses and offensive situations."
 
The Sharks got their second win against West Coast Baptist this week after beating the Eagles 111-38 on Tuesday, but it was a different game on Saturday.
 
The Eagles held a brief 3-2 lead in the opening minute, and traded scores for the first couple of minutes. But a 17-2 run by the Sharks put HPU up by double digits and WCBC never got closer. HPU did get a 25-point first half lead before the Eagles cut it to a 54-34 halftime deficit.
 
The second half saw the teams play nearly even until a late surge gave HPU the 33-point win 102-69.
 
 "I'm glad it was more competitive today," said Vorderbruegge. "They had a good game plan and we made some adjustments. It kept everyone on their toes."
 
The Sharks will step up in competition next week, as they open PacWest Conference play with a PacWest Hawai'i Challenge game against Hawai'i-Hilo on Friday.
 
"We've got four days to get ready for our first league game," said Vorderbruegge. "We haven't played well defensively in the last few games and we have no margin for error in the PacWest."
 
The Sharks will play the Vulcans at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center. It's the first HPU game in the downtown arena this season with tipoff set for 6:30 Friday evening following the HPU women's game with UHH.